The MassCyberCenter, a division of the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative is issuing this Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Rural Health Cybersecurity Grant Program (NOFO No. 2027-Cyber-01) to solicit responses from rural health facilities (RHFs) interested in receiving grants to fund cybersecurity services, including assessments, Managed Detection and Response (MDR), and other related managed services.
Grants are eligible to fund services from CyberTrust Massachusetts including, but not limited to:
- Cybersecurity Assessments
- Virtual CISO (vCISO) and Training
- Managed Detection and Response (technology solution provider: SentinelOne)
- Extended Detection and Response (XDR)
- Application Control and Zero Trust (technology solution provider: ThreatLocker)
- Email Security
CyberTrust Massachusetts is a nonprofit organization working closely with the MassCyberCenter and receiving grant funding to manage the operation of its Security Operations Center and support Cyber Ranges located at colleges and universities across the Commonwealth.
Funding for this program is provided as part of the Rural Health Transformation Program.
Application Requirements
Applicants must first receive a scope of work from CyberTrust Massachusetts for services for one year before applying to this solicitation. Grants will fund up to the full cost of the scope of work for the year of services. Grantees will be eligible to receive grants to continue the services in subsequent years up to a total of 5 years subject to the continued availability of RHTP funding.
Respondents must include this scope of work as part of their application per Section 3 of the NOFO.
To develop a scope of work, interested respondents should contact rhtpcyber@masstech.org.
Applicant Eligibility
RHFs in Massachusetts that meet the following definitions are eligible to apply for funding:
- Rural Hospital
- Rural Health Clinics
- Rural-Located or Rural-Serving Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)
- Rural Municipalities
- Rural-Located Community-Based Organization (CBO) / Social Service Organization (SSO)
- Rural-Located Healthcare Provider or Practice
- Rural-Located Nursing Facilities
- Emergency Medical Services (EMS) / Ambulance Provider
Other categories of RHFs may be eligible subject to approval of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services.
Notice of Funding Opportunity coming soon.
This information is supported by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling $162,005,238.13 with 100 percent funded by CMS/HHS. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by CMS/HHS, or the U.S. Government.